St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 13-16 Pittsburgh Pirates play host to the 22-7 St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action tonight on the grass of PNC Park, May 9, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Pirates -119/Cardinals +109
O/U Total: 7.5

Pitching Matchup
Carlos Martinez (R) W/L 3-0 WHIP 1.35 ERA 3.64
Vance Worley (R) W/L 2-2 WHIP 1.40 ERA 3.90

St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 8-5 yesterday and leads the season series 4-0. They have now won the last 7 meetings between these two clubs.

The Cardinals are 1-0 on their current road trip and 9-1 in their last 10 games. They are 8-4 on the road this year. The Pirates are 1-3 on their current homestand and 2-8 in their last 10 games.

Martinez received a no decision in his last start, a 10-9 win vs. the Cubs. He allowed 7 runs in 3.2 innings, by far his worst start of the season. He had 4 Q starts before that effort and the team is 5-0 in his starts.

Worley also received a no decision in his last start, a 3-2 loss to St. Louis last week. He threw 6 innings and allowed only 1 run. He has 2 Q starts on the year.

For St. Louis, several hitters have had success against Worley, led by 3B Matt Carpenter who is 6-9 (.667) with a homer and 3 RBIs. OF Jason Heyward (.429, HR) and SS Jhonny Peralta (.444) have also done well against the right-hander. Peralta is the only player to have a steal against Worley.

No Pirates hitter has more than 7 ABs vs. Martinez. OF Andrew McCutchen, 2B Neil Walker and 1B Pedro Alvarez have all homered off the young right-hander.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh Betting Trends

St. Louis is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games on the road.
The game total has gone under in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games against Pittsburgh.
The Cardinals are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games against the Pirates
Pittsburgh is 1-6 straight up in their last 7 games.
The Pirates are 0-5 straight up in their last 5 games against St Louis.

Injury Report

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Jaime Garcia P 15-Day Disabled List
Randal Grichuk OF 15-Day Disabled List
Thomas Pham OF 60-Day Disabled List
Adam Wainwright P 60-Day Disabled List
Jordan Walden P 15-Day Disabled List

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 15-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 15-Day Disabled List
Charlie Morton P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Sellers 2B 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
St. Louis: 60%
Pittsburgh: 40%

Free MLB Prediction

The Cardinals are on fire winning 10 of their last 11 overall and have dominated this series with 7 straight victories over the Pirates dating back to 2014. Their starter tonight Carlos Martinez got roughed up in his last start with the Cubs getting to him for 7 runs but had pitched exceptionally well in his previous 4 games. St. Louis batters have feasted on Pittsburgh’s starter Vance Worley hitting .347. The Cardinals have won all 5 of Martinez’ starts and make that 6 after tonight.

Take the St. Louis Cardinals -105‏